Vincenzo (Series Review)

 

Title: Vincenzo ( Korean: 빈센조 )

Genre: Crime Drama, Law

Language: Korean

Episodes: 20

Network: tvN

Distributor: Netflix

Rating: 4/5

Synopsis:

Vincenzo Cassano is a consigliere for the mafia who flees to Seoul and sets out to recover 1.5 tons of gold which is secretly stashed within the basement of Geumga Plaza. However, a real estate company under Babel Group has illegally taken ownership of the building, and Vincenzo must use his skills to reclaim the building and recover his fortunes.

Review:

Vincenzo is a South Korean television series which aired on tvN network, each episode was released on Netflix in South Korea and internationally after it’s television broadcast. 

Vincenzo Cassano (Song Joong-ki) – is an Italian Lawyer and Mafia consigliere of Korean descent. Song Joong- ki is an apposite choice for this role. His devilish side matches well at the beginning. Later on he becomes close with tenants at Geumga Plazza which fades out his dark sides. 

Hong Cha-Young (Jeon Yeo-been) – is a lawyer and the daughter of Hong Yoo-chan. Her dynamic performance suits well. 

Jang Jun-woo / Jang Han-seok (Ok Taec-yeon) – is the true CEO of Babel group and the main antagonist of this series. He has done lot of egregious things to others. He is pertinent for this flagitious character. 

So many characters played important roles. Some interesting characters are Kim Yeo-jin, Kwak Dong-yeon, Yoon Bok-in and Choi Young-joon.

Director Kim Hee-won has done a fantastic job. Writer Park Jae-bum has written somewhat different story from other typical korean drama plots. But, he dragged the story a lot. Composer Park Se-joon has done a good job but his background theme is repeated a lot. 

On the whole, Vincenzo is a fine series played by loads of wondrous characters which loses its main essence due to its outstretched narration in the later part. 

I highly recommend this series to the lovers of atypical Korean dramas and also to the admirers of Song Joong-ki and Ok Taec-yeon. 

Happy Watching!!!

"Vincenzo" Trailer